Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades/Launchers: Difference between revisions
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Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades/Launchers: Difference between revisions
Along with the [[M320]], Update #52's 10th alpha brought along a [[Milkor MGL]]; specifically, an MGL-140.
Along with the [[M320]], Update #52's 10th alpha brought along a [[Milkor MGL]]; specifically, an MGL-140, a later model with longer chambers to allow for the use of more varied ammunition types.
[[File:H3VR MGL Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking a look at the MGL's left side...]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Left.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Taking a look at the MGL's left side...]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Right.jpg|thumb|none|thumb|none|600px|...and the right.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Right.jpg|thumb|none|thumb|none|600px|...and the right. The small white markings by the front of the cylinder are numbers, ranging one through six.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Open.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Opening up the launcher, showing six chambers' worth of potential. So, so much potential.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Open.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Opening up the launcher, showing six chambers' worth of potential. So, so much potential.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading up the MGL with some "X666 Baphomet" rounds. Although, given the color scheme, one wonders if perhaps a better name would've been the "Flavortown" round.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Loading.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Loading up the MGL with some "X666 Baphomet" rounds. Although, given the color scheme, one wonders if perhaps a better name would've been the "X122 Flavortown".]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Snapping.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closing the MGL with a flick of the wrist, in spite of all sound logic. This is possible because the MGL is actually built off of the same code as the game's revolvers; a more curious side effect of this is the ability to spin the weapon around like a [[Team Fortress 2#Demoman|drunk, Scottish]] [[Metal Gear Solid#Colt Single Action Army|ocelot]].]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Snapping.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closing the MGL with a flick of the wrist, in spite of all sound logic. This is possible because the MGL is actually built off of the same code as the game's double-action revolvers...]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Spinning.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...a more curious side effect of this being the ability to spin the weapon around like some sort of [[Team Fortress 2#Demoman|drunk, Scottish]] [[Metal Gear Solid#Colt Single Action Army|ocelot]].]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closing the launcher again, this time with a much more advisable push.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Closing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closing the launcher again, this time with a much more advisable push.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Celebrating this advancement in weapon knowledge by filling the air with burning magnesium.]]
[[File:H3VR MGL Firing.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Celebrating this advancement in weapon knowledge by filling the air with burning magnesium.]]
The twentieth gift added in the 2018 Meatmas event was a FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft rocket launcher. It's the game's first (and, so far, only) guided-projectile weapon; it also holds the honor of being quite possibly the most faithful recreation of the Stinger's elaborate firing procedure seen in any piece of media to date.
Heckler & Koch HK69A1
Adding to the game's slowly-growing collection of grenade launchers, the Heckler & Koch HK69A1 was (rather fittingly) added in Update #69.
Heckler & Koch M320
Update #52's tenth alpha added a Heckler & Koch M320 to the arsenal, in keeping with that alpha's generally explosive-centric nature.
Homemade Flamethrower
Added in Update #60, the "Junkyard Flamethrower" is, as the name implies, a homemade flamethrower composed of various pieces of tubing, wiring, and other miscellaneous bits.
M1A1 "Bazooka"
Update #50 added the M1A1 Bazooka to H3's collection of explosive toys. Unfortunately, the reloading procedure is incorrectly simplified, with the rocket simply being shoved into the rear of the tube, without bothering to attach the wire to the electrical contacts at the rear of the launcher (which served to transfer electricity to, and ignite, the rocket's booster charge and motor).
M79
The M79 grenade launcher was one of the first weapons added to H3, predating even the name; it, along with a few other weapons, was added to the early prototype stages of the game before it even received a proper name. In the 9th alpha of Update #52, the weapon got a new model and texture set, along with several new ammo types. These include 5 more-or-less normal rounds - an M381 high-explosive round, an M397 airburst round (which bounces off of whatever surface it hits and explodes in mid-air), an M576 buckshot round, an M781 inert practice round, and a CS gas grenade (which was added later, in the same update's 10th alpha) - and 4 more outlandish rounds (all of which have colorschemes and labels more reminiscent of novelty fireworks than of actual military ordnance). These are:
The "X214 Steelbreaker", a high-velocity armor-piercing saboted round,
The "X477 Cornerfrag", a low-yield fragmentation grenade that airbursts 4 meters from the launcher's muzzle, intended for blindfiring around corners in close quarters (hence the name),
The "X666 Baphomet", essentially a 40mm version of the Dragon's Breath round,
and the later-released "X1776 Freedom Party", a 40mm flashbang that releases red, white, and blue confetti upon detonation.
Milkor MGL
Along with the M320, Update #52's 10th alpha brought along a Milkor MGL; specifically, an MGL-140, a later model with longer chambers to allow for the use of more varied ammunition types.
Orion Flare Gun
The Orion Flare Gun is available in-game, having been added in Update #15. While it is capable of firing 12 gauge shells in-game, doing so with any sort of high-pressure shell (i.e. anything other than flares, "Cannonball" rounds, Dragon's Breath shells, or "Freedomfetti" shells) will destroy the flare gun, rendering it useless. However, Update #17 added a fictional steel-framed version capable of handling high-pressure loads.
RPzB 43/54 "Panzerschreck"
Rounding out Update #50's collection of largely-WWII-centric weaponry is the Panzerschreck. Much like the M1A1 Bazooka, reloading the weapon is a simpler process in-game than it is in reality; whereas in-game the rocket is simply stuffed into the tube and fired, in reality the rocket had to be properly lined up in the tube, and the user had to press down the pin on top of the contact box to allow electricity to be transferred to the rocket, thus allowing its ignition.
RPG-7
The 2016 Meatmas Update added 3 gifts on its 25th and final day, one of these being the game's first rocket launcher, the RPG-7.
Sturmpistole
The final grenade launcher added in the 10th alpha of Update #52 is the Sturmpistole, a WW2-era German experiment in converting the Leuchtpistole flare gun into a grenade launcher.
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